Vermont trails · Long Trail
Long Trail
A 37.2-mile network in Vermont, with 3,763 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Ethan Allen and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 27.2. It gives back about 13,022 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Ethan Allen (summit)
- Huntington Gap (pass)
- Camels Hump (summit)
- Bolton Mountain (summit)
- Burnt Rock Mountain (summit)
- Wind Gap (pass)
- Molly Stark Mountain (summit)
- Baby Stark Mountain (summit)
- Mount Ira Allen (summit)
- Mount Mayo (summit)
Heads up
Getting there
Catamount Trail access — parking nearby. 44.37179, -72.90079 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:42 a.m., the sun rises at 6:12 a.m. and sets at 7:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:00 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 37.2-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 40 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Duck Brook Trail + Long Trail — 4.9 mi loop, 1,814 ft gain
- Duck Brook Trail + Long Trail + North Ridge — 8.4 mi loop, 2,714 ft gain
- Old Long Trail + Long Trail + Long Trail Temporary Realignment — 11.8 mi loop, 3,518 ft gain
Nearby trails
- closed — 4.0 mi
- Catamount Trail — 5.4 mi
- Woodward Trail — 5.8 mi
- 17 — 11.3 mi